The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-21
THE MINGO TROUBLE.
THE TWO LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
To Which tho Strikers Belong, still Mt Log
X gor.hsnds-Prominent Men Arriving on
the scene-What President Iyeihe and
(. N Secretary Martin Have to Say. i.

Saturday developed no change in the
condition OF affairs at Mingo, where. the
strike Of tho men at the steel plant Of tho
Laughlin 4 Junction Company hiss led to
a email war between the Amalgamatcd
Association and the Knights OF Labor, to
both Of which organizations tho men be.
long. Tho war promises to become rather
spirited and Of no email magnitude. The
Amalgamation has refused to entertain
the proposition preaented by tho knights,
declaring the mill open and to settle tho
existing difficulties afterwards. Jue. what
the outcome Of the trouble between tho
two organizations will be no man can tell
but ono thing 10 certain, there Is q good
deal Of bad blood stirred up on both sides
at present.
President Weihe OF the Amalgamation,
said Saturday to reporter, In explaining
the trouble as viewed from his standpoint,
tho following: ST7t'' i1a
"The men belonged to the knights oil
Labor, but wanted to got into our associa,
ton. We did not organize them or inter.
fere In any way with the KnightB until q
committee came to the Office and insisted
on being organized. l went down and
formed lodge Of tho Amalgamation AS.
ISOLATION, but told them they would have
to work under their own scale for tho
balance OF tho year, and would hava to
observe tho rules Of our association. Inst
week crane broke and the mon worked
on, but were entitled 10 100 tons according
to our rules. The firm refused and the
men struck. About Geven men were die.
charged. When was called to settle the
trouble I demanded the reinstatement oil
the discharged men, but was refused.
master Workman Bailey held con.
ferencs with the firm and they ngreel to
reinstate the men and start tho mill II the
knights Of Labor would control tho oper.
atoms. Tho men insisted on being gov.
erned by tho Amalgamsted Association,
and l understand that Mr.. Bailey said he
would bring men from other places to
operate the mill. The firm seem anxious
10 be governed by tho Knights OF Labor,
as tho scale Ia lover. In the converting
and blooming mill the scale ia 81 G3 per
100 tons less than the Amalgaulated scale
and fewer men are employed. I believe
that matters will be Satisfactorily or.
ranged"
A. G. Denny, chief national organize,
OF the Knights Of Labor, arrived in Steu.
benville Friday evening, and Dennis
O'Lsary, one Of the Vice Presidents oil
the Amalgsmstion, has put in al appear.
ance. Mr.. Denny held q consultation with
Messrs. Bailey and Cavenaugh regarding
the trouble, and Mr.. O'Lsary had some
talk with Mr.. Bailey in which he stated
that the proposition presented by the
knights OF Labor wss laid before the
District Board OF the Amalgamated Aepo.
citation and that they refused to act on it.
1t has been rumored that John Jarret!
will be called on to ss.tle the trouble. .
Tho Steubenville Herald OF Saturday
says: ut would now seem that after con.
siderable wind work on tho part OF the
two great labor organizations, they have
now locked horns and will make it pleas.
ant for each other. Il has been three
weeks to.dHy since the men connected
with the steel plant got into difficulty
over the question as to whether thoy
should be paid for time which they did
not work, but were kept in the mill by q
breakage Of machinery md under the
order Of tho firm"
Secretary Martin, OF tine .Amalganated
Association, in an interview said: when
President Weihe went to Mingo to confer
with Mr.. Bailey, Of the X. Of L., Bailey
was quite arbitrary and told Weihe that
ne would aend to. Johns!own or Chicago
for men to put in the Miugo mill If the
present employees did not resume work.
Tie men want the Amslgsmated Aesoca.
ton to settle their trouble and refuse 10
obey Bailey, who now threatens to Dust
them from their p!acee.